The Film Daily (1930)

THE 15&H DAILY Wednesday, July 23, 1930 ■I! TALKER PATENT ACCORD DIVIDES WORLD IN ZONES (.Continued from Page 1) over the use of recording and reproducing apparatus. The document was signed by three American and three German official delegates to the conference. The Americans were J. E. Otterson, C. J. Ross and J. C. Graham for the United States picture industries and Dr. Emil Mayer, Dr. Fritz Luschen and Milton Diamond for the Germans. The agreement provided a division of ter. ritory for German factories making apparatus for Germany, Danzig, Saar, Memel, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Czecho-Slovakia, Holland, Dutch East Indies, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Jugoslavia, Roumania and Bulgaria. American factories will supply the United States and its territories and possessions and Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, the Sjtraits Settlements, India and Russia. Both German and American plants will manufacture for all other countries. The agreement requires a complete interchange of American and German patents and of manufacturing and technical information. Consequently, the new apparatus to be manufactured shortly will be of different design from existing machines, so that American films may be shown on German equipment and vice versa, which hitherto was technically impossible. WARNERS' WIDE FILM DUE BY SEPTEMBER West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Vitascope, the wide film on which Warner Bros, has been working, is reported due to make its bow about the early part of September in connection with "Soldier's Plaything," with Ben Lyon, Lotti Loder and Harry Langdon. Stewart Joins Paramount New York Studio Staff Rosalie Stewart, former producer of stage plays and vaudeville acts, has just joined the production staff at Paramount's New York studio. Miss Stewart will assume full responsibility for the story_ material of the screen plays in which Claudette Colbert will appear. 2 New Sound Houses for Athens Athens — Two new motion picture houses, with seating capacities of 2,800 and 1,500, and equipped for presentation of sound films are scheduled to be opened here next season. Turpin Out of "Pure and Simple" West Coast. Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Ben Turpin has been replaced in "Pure and Simple" RKODarmour comedy in which Louise Fazenda is being starred. Hollywood Happenings = Coast Wire Service ===== EIGHT COLF WITH GOU Olsen and Johnson Cast for "Frenchmen" Olsen and Johnson have been signed for featured roles in "Fifty Million Frenchmen," which Warners will place in production shortly. In addition, William Gaxton, Helen Broderick and Lester Crawford, of the stage production, will appear in the talking picture version of the show. 1000th Picture for Lee Moran Lee Moran's appearance in "Pardon My Gun," Pathe's new Western feature, marks his 1000th picture. Starting with split-reel comedies, he later made single reelers with Eddie Lyons. This famous team starred in the first two-reel comedy ever filmed, "When Ursus Threw the Bull." They also made one of the first feature-length comedies on record. It was called "Everything but the Truth" and it proved to be one of the real sensations of its day. In addition to Lee Moran, the cast of "Pardon My Gun" includes Sally Starr, George Duryea, Robert Edeson, the MacFarlane Brothers — world's champion juvenile riders and ropers — Mona Ray, Harry Woods, Harry Watson and Stompie, a new colored comedian. Robert DeLacy directed. Victor Potel in "The General" Victor Potel, one-time Essanay comedian who reached fame in the early days of the silent screen, is essaying a talking part in a new Paramount production in Hollywood. He is to play the role of a sentry in "The General," in which Walter Huston is portraying the title role, with Kay Francis in the feminine lead. It is being directed by George Cukor and Louis Gasnier. Big 4 Series Completed Big 4, which undertook in April to distribute a series of six all talking westerns at the rate of one a month, has now completed that series according to schedule. Although the last of the six will not be released until September, it is already well on in production. Mary Duncan in "U" Film Mary Duncan has been signed by Carl Laemmle, Jr., for a featured role in "The Boudoir Diplomat," which Malcolm St. Clair will direct as one of Universal's 20 big specials for the new season. Miss Duncan is the first of the cast to be chosen. C. Henry Gordon Signed C. Henry Gordon has been engaged for a part in "Renegades," the Fox picture in which Warner Baxter will appear next. Others in the cast to date are J. M. Kerrigan, George Cooper, Myrna Loy, Luana Alcaniz, Mitchell Harris, Noah Beery and Gregory Gaye. I Chicago — Exhibitors here are gll ing after Tom Thumb golf coursil: tooth and nail. Two theater owners ' Dick Beck of the Castle and V. II: Lynch, of the Manor have startjl courses of their own. Lynch, in all der to combat from competition 4| course across the street from hi ' house, made use of the adjacent lot I while Beck is operating one on th(.' north side independently of his thil ater. A score of other exhibitonl are planning to join these two II this new venture. Where lots anH not available, plans are to turn lob bies into miniature golf courses. , New Upstate Division to Handle Fox Expansion (Continued from Page 1) where he will be manager in chargi; of the Western N. Y. State Division]: including Auburn, Bath, Buffalo! Canadaigua, Oswego, Newark, Nia; gara Falls, Corning and Syracuse, j Marshall Taylor becomes manage): of the Eastern N. Y. State Division! with headquarters in Albany and in! eluding Utica, Watertown, Saranat! Lake, Oneonta, Norwich, Little Falls! . Ilion, Herkimer, Gloversville am' Carthage. In "Father's Son" Besides Leon Janney, the 12-yearold hero, another well known boy actor, Mickey Bennett, appears prominently in the cast of "Father's Son," which is now in production at the First National studio. Lewis Stone, Irene Rich and John Halliday lead the list of grown-ups in this production, which is directed by William Beaudine. RKO Renames Vaude In line with its policy of injecting new interest in its entertainment programs, RKO theaters are discarding the name of vaudeville and replacing it with "RKO Varieties" beginning with the new season. This term will apply to all RKO stage programs composed of actors in the flesh. More Comedians for Fox Film Fox continues to enroll additional comedy talent for the cast of "Soup To Nuts," Rube Goldberg's original screen story. George Bickel and William H. Tooker are the latest additions. Mack Swain, who will be remembered from the old Keystone and Chaplin comedies, especially "The Gold Rush," was signed several days ago. Heading the cast is Ted Healy and his five fellow clowns. There also are Charles Winninger, Frances McCoy, and Hallam Cooley. The straight leads are in the hands of Lucile Browne and Stanley Smith. Production has been under way for more than a week. Ready Soon RIN-TIN-TIN in His First All-Talking Serial "THE LONE DEFENDER" with WALTERiMILLER IH ZZ/HAKTOa and •H \i: MARLOWE Directed by HERMAN RAYMAKER Maker of Rin-Tin-Tin's Best Warner Bros. Features Mascot Pictures.' Corporation Nat Levine, President 1650 Broadway New York City